BPCCRA President John Sprackling attended the first cabinet meeting of the new Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Unified Council on the 13th June. John says, “We now have sight of The Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole Council’s first version of their Organisational Chart. The chart shows how the organisation is structured to deliver services to the public. But it omits to identify the Tier 1 officer, Graham Farrant, the Chief … Read More
Most of us care about our environment. To me one of the most irritating and annoying aspects of modern life is the seemingly indiscriminate dropping of litter in our public spaces. I’m sure most of do not drop litter but those that do make a fine old mess for the rest of us. So you may be interested in the following. On April 27th and April 28th Poole … Read More
Dear Members, The Executive Committee is pleased is pleased to announce the appointment of Jackie Heap, with immediate effect, to the role of Assistant Treasurer. Our Residents Association continues to go from strength to strength. There is a steady stream of new members joining through our magazine, the web site and our advert running in the Neighbourhood Watch Newsletter. Its is very gratifying to have new members coming … Read More
The Report of Strategic Director (Place) headed ‘Town Centre North redevelopment proposal’ and presented at the Cabinet meeting on 17 April 2018 said “The initial reports on viability of the scheme indicated that the council should ring–fence, where possible, the capital receipts or potential development opportunity presented by certain sites in the periphery of the Borough of Poole. Following further work to understand the development opportunities the Council … Read More
The memories of my early days in Branksome Park made a lasting impression which I shall never forget because the scene was so peaceful and unspoilt. When I came back to Bournemouth from time to time it was to see small parts of our beautiful district steadily being altered by what was termed improvements. These changes were barely noticeable at the time when we had long hot summers, … Read More